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1. Turns out "soft, matte" writing mats are my favorite

   Posted by Unknown on 4th May 2020

   Yes, it's a little thicker than the average mat, but to me it is well worth it. I find it stays in my book better and makes writing for long periods easier. I intended to cut the A5 mat in half to use in my A6 book, but I tried it in an A5 notebook first and liked it so much, I've ordered another so I can use them in various size books. Great product!

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2. Makes writing a breeze

   Posted by Misty on 29th Apr 2020

   I picked this up just to see what the difference would be from not using anything under the page I'm writing on. It's a flexible, textured on one side, and smooth on the other. I found that it made my pens contact with the page and my penmanship so much better. I also love that it makes it so you can't really see any ghosting from the back of the page. And, if you use a lot of pressure when writing, this mat prevents you from leaving indentations on the pages below it that eventually get in the way of a smooth writing experience when you finally write on the next page. The only drawback, and it's not a big deal for me, is that it is a bit thick. I use this all the time now.

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3. well made

   Posted by Unknown on 14th Jan 2020

   Product has excellent construction smooth on one side textured on the other. You can use with the seven seas journals but you will sacrifice 1/2 inch of the page due to the thickness of the mat.

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4. Love it

   Posted by GC on 4th Jan 2020

   Great quality and pleasing green color. Use it on my Seven Seas notebooks and A5 Hobonichi Cousin. It is a little thicker so it took a little getting used to, but I do not put it all the way into the notebook binding and it works well. Now I prefer it to my other thin shitajiki boards.

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5. The best

   Posted by q on 14th Oct 2019

   Excellent quality. The mat is thick, flexible and comfortable to write on. It’s made in Japan.

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6. Don't buy this if you intend to use with Seven Seas notebooks

   Posted by Unknown on 26th Sep 2019

   Very disappointed that Dave sells this mat since it was WAY, WAY too thick to use with Seven Seas notebooks.
   
   Let me explain further:
   
   this mat is from Kyoei-Orions, a well known brand for japanese writing mats. They produce dozens of variants in different sizes, colors and most important to this review, THICKNESSES. This particular product sold here is 1.2MM thick which unfortunately quickly causes the pages to pull AWAY from the notebook binding, revealing the actual threading and making it way too easy to have the page rip. It makes the notebook look and perform terribly (think heavy wrinkles, visible uneven writing surface).
   
   With that out of the way, you should look for the variant that is <0.8MM thick, which is (correct me if I am wrong), the thinnest variant Orions produces. Unfortunately, you have to look elsewhere to buy this version. Good luck!
   
   Note from Dave:
   I agree that this mat is thick! However, I use it all the time in the Cafe Note. I just don't shove it all the way towards the binding, and for me it works fine.
   

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7. Found a different way to use these mats

   Posted by Debi H. on 20th Jul 2019

   I use the Seven Seas Writer notebook. I like writing just on the stack of paper in the book; I don't like the feel of a writing mat directly under the page I'm writing on. I also don't like using my cell phone as a hand heel rest because it tends to move around. I write on a lap desk, but it sits with a little bit of slant in my lap, and my phone tends to slide downward. So I bought about 5 of these green writing mats. Left the bottom one full sized. Cut the others in half crossways and glued them on top of each other on the bottom half of the full mat. The top half of the bottom full-sized A5 mat slips under the last page of the notebook. The bottom half has the half pieces glued on to almost the level of the pages near the beginning of the notebook. It gives me plenty of lift for my hand to feel comfortable writing in thick notebooks.

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8. Great for thin Tomoe river paper.

   Posted by Unknown on 28th May 2019

   Love using this mat and prefer it over the hard ones. The sea green color is also very pleasing.

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9. Wonderful writing mat

   Posted by Susan B on 17th Feb 2019

   When I purchased my first Seven Seas Standard journal a few years ago, I bought both this soft green mat and the clear hard mat to see which I liked better. I much prefer this soft green mat. It has a tiny bit of texture so it keeps the Tomoe River Paper in place and it is thin enough to easily fit behind the writing page. It is perfect in every way. I just re-ordered several of the A5 size soft green mats. One to use in my Seven Seas Standard A5 journal. One to use in my new Studio Note A5. One as a spare. And one to cut in half to use in my cute little A6 Cafe Note journal. If you cut the A5 mat in half (easy to do) you get two perfect A6 mats !!!

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10. Everyone should have a soft writing mat

    Posted by Goddess on 4th Jan 2019

    I purchased my first soft writing mat several years ago for my planner and when I decided to use the Hobonichi Cousin for my journal I needed another soft writing mat. I scoured through hundreds (perhaps thousands) of emails to find my old Nanami paper order. You can't beat this price and it was shipped right after Christmas. THANK YOU!
    I have used hard writing mats for Tomoe River paper and I much prefer the soft mats. They are easier to write on and I don't feel like an extra fine/tip nib will tear through the paper.

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